Marines memorialize Medal of Honor recipientThe United States Marine Corps League North Shore Detachment held its annual memorial service for Medal of Honor recipient Lace Corporal Thomas P. Noonan, Jr. at his gravesite in Calvary Cemetery i...

Fresh Pond Pet Shop cleared of all animalsAs of Tuesday, March 11, an officer with the 104th Precinct confirmed that all animals had been removed from the Fresh Pond Pet Shop at 60-77 Fresh Pond Road in Maspeth. “I wanted to go there mysel...

Sewer upgrades coming to Maspeth, MidVilleNeighborhoods in central Queens plagued by flooding could see some relief soon. The city announced that it is set to begin a $25 million infrastructure upgrade that will significantly increase sewe...

Fresh Pond’s Little Pet Shop of HorrorsMaspeth residents are up in arms after finding out a pet shop in their neighborhood has been operating without permits to sell or board animals for several months. Located at 60-77 Fresh Pond Rd., ...

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LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerian troops rescued 178 people from Boko Haram in attacks that destroyed several camps of the Islamic extremists in the northeast of the country, an army statement said Sunday.

Former AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd appeared in a New Zealand court Monday to deny charges of drinking alcohol in defiance of strict home detention conditions. The 61-year-old was arrested last month at his mansion in Tauranga, in New Zealand's North Island, and charged with possessing and consuming alcohol. Rudd is under an alcohol ban as one of the conditions of an eight-month sentence of home detention after being convicted of threatening to kill an employee.